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Mental Health America Applauds Senate Passage of Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act
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Statement of Wayne W. Lindstrom, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mental Health America:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 18, 2013)—Mental Health America applauds the Senate's overwhelming passage by a vote of 95-2 of the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), the first significant mental health legislation passed by the Senate since 2008.
The Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act reauthorizes and improves programs administered by both the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services related to awareness, prevention, and early identification of mental health conditions, and the promotion of linkages to appropriate services for children and youth. MHA commends Senators Harkin and Alexander for crafting S. 689, which was unanimously approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on April 10th.
Mental Health America is particularly pleased that the legislation reauthorizes important federal programs such as the Garrett Lee Smith suicide prevention programs for states and college campuses as well as the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) which supports a national network of child trauma centers. This bipartisan legislation also includes provisions to improve access to mental health care in schools (Mental Health in Schools Act). Additionally S. 689 authorizes a new federal Mental Health Awareness Training program modeled on the Mental Health First Aid legislation.
Mental Health America recognizes that this vote is an important first step. There is critical work yet to be done. We urge the Senate to take up other important mental health initiatives, such as the Excellence in Mental Health Act, MIOTCRA, and seclusion and restraint legislation. Mental Health America pledges to continue working with Congress to pass these initiatives given the raised awareness of mental health issues and the critical need for services and supports included in this package. Our time is now.
Mental Health America (www.mentalhealthamerica.net), founded in 1909, is the nation's leading community-based network dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives. With our 240 affiliates across the country, we touch the lives of millions—Advocating for changes in mental health and wellness policy; Educating the public & providing critical information; and delivering urgently needed mental health and wellness Programs and Services.

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A selection of new releases of the metal kind – but kicking off with a classic from my youth….and before you think I've gone slightly potty the words below, are in the most part, from the promos that come with the albums:
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – band, track and album title – where it all began in reality…….
- Planks- Tentacles – The Darkest of Greys/Solicit to Fall – Planks are an intense, darkened hardcore/metal band from Germany. This exclusive Southern Lord CD release compiles both The Darkest of Grays 12" and the Solicit to Fall 12". This is the first time any of their recordings have been available on compact disc. Whether through driving melodies, explosive noise, or the most fragile of interludes, Planks hits hard and resonates deeply within the listener. At the core of the bandís approach is evenly influenced by groups like His Hero is Gone as well as Neurosis and even Dark Throne. Their surging hardcore/punk power chords are forcefully accented by dissonant melodies. http://www.myspace.com/walkingonplanks
- Seven Sisters of Sleep – Monasteries – Seven Sisters of Sleep – a new band from Southern California, featuring ex-members of Tafkata and Arm and Sword of the Bastard God. This slef titled debut album is loaded with pulverising riffs and hypnotic drumming in the name of the horned one! Ultra gloomy, subsonic depression delivered with a vicious kick to the skull. The vinyl version of this album was released by A389 records (Ringworm, Integrity, Pulling Teeth)/ www.myspace.com/sevensistersofsleep
- Xibalba – Fallen – Madre Mia Por Los Dias – another band from Southern California, effectively fuse death metal influences like Sepultura and Obituary with more modern and 90s hardcore. The group's downtuned, heavy as f*ck music is a force to reckoned with. The old world influence is only evident to the trained eye, but Xibalba gives nods to the hardcore bands they were raised on, and also to the culture which spawned them. The band not only know their roots, but make sure you won't forget them either. The Madre Mia Por Los Dias CD contains not only the s/t debut album from Xibalba but also the material from the Earthquake comp CD. The vinyl version of this album was also released by A389 records (Ringworm, Integrity, Pulling Teeth).http://www.myspace.com/placeoffear
- Retox – The World is Ending and It's About Time – Ugly Animals – a blistering four-piece who made their live debut mere months ago, join Ipecac's roster with the band's debut album,Ugly Animals. The band members are Justin Pearson (The Locust, All Leather, Some Girls, Swing Kids), Gabe Serbian (The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar, Rats Eyes), Michael Crain (Festival of Dead Deer) and Thor Dickey. The album was recorded in March with Manny Nieto and Retox co-producing the all analog release. The band recently released a self-titled EP and completed a UK tour where Midland Rocks succinctly described Retox as "… a punch in our stagnant, mediocre, celebrity-obsessed culture's face. Their sound is like a brick wall crashing into a dump truck. In less than thirty minutes, Retox delivered an intense performance that left the crowd in shock and awe."
- Grumbling Fur – Sommaren A|er Ha|er – Furrier – Borne form a day long improvisation in deep dark south London… A smattering of Fins and Englishmen chatter, chant and chime as rail lines whistle and hashclouds billow. Swamped cavernous modes unravel into vistas of blissed kraut mantra and stilted metal drifts. Months pass, O'Sullivan and Uusimaki quietly trundle through the wreck-age with a fine tooth comb assembling the hairy monolith. Scene changes and juxtapositions are magnified, temporal dream states fall deeper into comatosed hypnosis. O'Sullivan and Tucker's deep psyche vocal duets fly above bubbling hippopotamus pools and humming electric temples. Lethisalo barks the Viking lament from sonic Helheim. 'Furrier' basks in astral shade. Featuring Daniel O Sullivan (Ulver, Guapo, Mothlite, Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses, Aethenor) Alexander Tucker, Antti Uusimaki (Mothlite, Panic DHH), Jussi Lethisalo (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord) and David Smith (Guapo, Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses, The Stargazer's Assistant and Amal Gamal) this really is a sumptious psyche record, not to be overlooked.
- Acephalix – In Arms of Nothing – Interminable Night – San Francisco based ACEPHALIX spew forth a stripped-down and tonally obliterating old-school Entombed/Bolt Thrower death metal style infused with West Coast crustpunk angst. Featuring members of Depressor and Vastum, Acephalix deliver a brutal combination of low and metallic distortion, pummelling riffs and gnarled vocals. Interminable Night is a compilation of recently released demos previously available only on cassette. Prepare for audile annihilation! CD limited to 2,000 copies.
- Alpinist – Nighttime Poet Daytime Dead – Lichtaerm/Minus Mensch – are from Munster Germany, and produce crushingly dark hardcore/crust played with blinding intensity. The band is meant to be understood by those who are sick of following musical trends, those who want to live out music with dedication and those who believe in expressing their own ideals through their own art. Alpinists' socio-political lyrics are openly and strongly against all forms of fascism, racism, sexism and homophobia. The disc contains both of the band's albums that were previously only available on limited vinyl releases, making this the first ever CD release from ALPINIST. Limited pressing of 2,000 copies.
- Drainland – Rebuilding Salem – And So Our Troubles – Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, is the crust behemoth DRAINLAND. And So Our Troubles Began is a compilation of two previously released vinyl-only releases. DRAINLAND'S intense (ins)urgency is saturated with the crushing sludge of Eyehategod and the crusty punk filthiness of His Hero is Gone. This release will be a one-time, limited CD pressing of 1000.
- Mark Deutrom – Buried in the Jewel – The Value of Decay – he fourth solo release from the veteran noisemonger, The Value of Decay's bizarre passages are alive with creepy, quirky and off-kilter anti-riffage over its 15-track cerebral assassination. Deutrom, having helped found West Coast hardcore act Clown Alley in the early '90s, is most widely known for his time spent in the Melvins in the mid-'90s, with their Prick, Stoner Witch, Stag, Honky and Alive at the Fucker Club albums. Mark D also bears producer credits under his belt for massively influential albums including the Melvins' Ozmaand Gluey Porch Treatments LPs, RKL's Rock n Roll NightmareLP, Raw Power's Mine To Kill and Too Tough to Burn albums, and Neurosis' almighty 1998 Pain Of Mind release. Presently Deutrom runs with his new band The County Bucks and continues to create musical chaos on many other levels.
- Ramesses – Towers of Silence – Possessed by the rise of Magick – The time has come to unleash Possessed By The Rise Of Magik, the eagerly anticipated, brand new full length from the widely acclaimed metal alchemists, Ramesses. The Chrome Pineal LP unearthed an even more experimental side to Ramesses, whilst Possessed… takes these more progressive tendencies into a whole other realm, and they sound all the more refreshing for it. The album begins with Ramesses' trademark retro doom rock on the tracks 'Invisible Ritual' and 'Towers Of Silence'. As the album unfolds, the music slips into a slow psychedelic groove, revealing spell-binding psyche-folk melodies, most affecting on the tracks 'Duel' and 'Safety In Numbness' which, together with the 11+ minute eponymous monster are amongst the stand-out tracks on the album. Enormous churning riffs and soaring mournful guitar harmonies still encase the album, with rasping horror versus dream-state vocals, and ancient ceremonial yet savage drum beats that could summon demons from the very depths of hell. Not just a title, Possessed By The Rise Of Magik is more a statement in response to the cathartic affects of this album, once you submit yourselves, it is impossible to resist its deadly charms. It sees the band capturing the ritualistic side of their nature to great effect without resorting to costumes props and make-up. They incorporate the ideas, images and symbols of influential occult British artist Austin Osman Spare into their own spaced-out grim craft to create a new magikal language (the spelling of the word as 'magik' as opposed to the traditional 'magic' or Crowley's own 'magick' reflects this thought process). Recording in trances and automatic writing are key techniques in the creation of this next step in the Ram family's journey to the end! As affecting and visceral as Take the Curse and all that has gone before, Possessed… affirms Ramesses' place as one of the UK's most forward thinking metal bands. Bang thy head!
- Horse Latitudes – Hornblas – Gathering – from Finland and its another exceptional outfit. The band consists of Harri on drums and vocals, with Heidi and Vellu both playing bass. The CD is on the Aurora Borealis label with a vinyl version to follow very soon according to their press page.
- Dog Kicked In Half – Simon Weston – EP3023 – I can't remember who recommended this to me but it's a rather fine release on Bandcamp.
- Zomes – Pilgrim Traveller – Earth Grid – Earth Grid, Zomes second solo album, is the culmination of Asa Osborne's (no relation I hasten to add) years of exploring meditative modal models. Written, played, and recorded entirely at home on cassette tape, Earth Grid, is an intimate and intentionally primitive recording.
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Drum roll please. I proudly present to you the Best Actress Nominees for the 2012 MAJOR Awards! These are the five actresses who made the biggest impression in a starring role this year!
Click through to see who the nominees are!
Jessica Chastain
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Resolute, aggressive, brave, confident. Chastain's Maya is one of the central figures in the CIA's efforts to find Osama Bin laden. She perserveres through attempts on her life, inflexible superiors, and the passage of time. Her steadfast determination is one of the key reasons that Bin Laden was eventually tracked down. Chastain brings all of that to life in a fascinating, impressive way onscreen.
Jennifer Lawrence
"Silver Linings Playbook"
Insane? Yeah, a little bit. Jennifer Lawrence's Tiffany is a young woman unbalanced by tragedy, slowly trying to regain her footing and move forward again. When she meets another slightly touched individual (Bradley Cooper), the two hesitantly try to relate to each other in a normal manner. Aggressive and unstable, yet vulnerable, Lawrence's funny, touching performance helped make "Silver Linings" the year's feel good hit.
Helen Mirren
Mirren's Alma Reville faces aging, neglect from her husband, and perhaps most of all, the desire to work and be valued. Mirren imparts her with the requisite intelligence, wit, and grace to make you empathize with her and root for her. She becomes every bit as central to the film as Hitchcock (Hopkins) himself. Together the two of them provide fascinating performances that enliven what otherwise might be a dull film.
Quvenzhané Wallis
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Six years old (at the time of filming)? So what. Wallis puts forward an undeniable, memorable onscreen performance. Indominable, tough, and courageous, but at the same time, still a sweet young child. Wallis' Hushpuppy is one of the most unfrogettable characters of the year. "Southern Wild" is a captivating, powerful film… but it owes much of that to the incredible work of this young girl.
Naomi Watts
"The Impossible"
In "The Impossible", it falls to Watts and young Tom Holland to actually show what it was like to be IN the devestating Tsunami the film revolves around. After, her character shows her fortitude in getting them to saftey, then slowly weakens as her fight for life enters a new phase. Watts will put you through all of it. She's absolutely incredible in this moving, emotional picture.
So, what do you think? Who did I snub? Anyone here whose performance you weren't fond of? Which of these ladies is most deserving of the award?!
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So, today I would like to introduce you to The Boyfs new obsession...*drum roll please*....his Harley Davidson bike.
Yup, I am now a bikers girlfriend. What do you think of that?..... You can just call me "Brazen biker babe" from now on *winks*. Ok, you don't really have to call me that - well, at least not until I get a leather biker outfit. ha ha ha!
The Harley is very shiny, loud, rather eye catching and beautiful . I have to admit, i really do like it alot (I also must mention that The Boyf looks hot riding it in his biker jacket)
Last weekend I went for my first ever ride on the back of it and it was super fun. I can't wait to go on it again :)
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Tickets are on sale now for Bellator MMA's return to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Friday, Oct. 23. "Bellator 144: Galvao vs. Dantas 2" pits two former training partners against one another in a highly anticipated rematch between current bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) and former titlist Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4).
Michael Page vs Brennan Ward added to Bellator 144
Additionally, highly touted welterweights Michael "Venom" Page (8-0) and "Irish" Brennan Ward (11-3) will return to Mohegan Sun Arena, where both fighters scored brutal knockout victories at July's "Bellator 140: Lima vs Koreshkov," resulting in each man earning a spot on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10. Opponents for both Page and Ward will be announced in the near future.
Both London's Page and Connecticut's Ward will be featured on the televised portion of "Bellator 144: Galvao vs. Dantas," which airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream on Spike.com at 7 p.m. ET. Additional fights will be announced shortly.
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India's Election Commission gets techie arrested
A city-based computer engineer who demonstrated the vulnerability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to tampering was taken into custody by the Mumbai police from his residence in Madhapur locality here on Saturday morning.
The Mumbai police was investigating the case of a 'missing EVM' from the Mumbai collectorate and the same machine was reportedly used for the 'vulnerability demonstration' by the technologist, Hari K. Prasad, in April last.
Mr. Prasad, managing director of a Hyderabad-based technology firm NetIndia, had taken the help of two other researchers – a Michigan University professor J. Alex Halderman and a Holland-based technology activist Rop Gonggrijp, to demonstrate that EVMs used in India could be tampered by altering small components of the machine.
The researchers had used a genuine EVM in their 'vulnerability demonstration' on April 28 and the Election Commission of India had then rejected the claim outright. After video footage of the demonstration showed the serial number of the EVM, authorities found that one of the EVMs in Mumbai collectorate was 'stolen' and a case registered in MRA Marg station on May 13. (via The Hindu : Today's Paper News : Missing EVM: techie arrested).
This is strange
The Indian Election Commission should have invited these people for pointing out the fallibility of these machines and collaborated to find ways to ensure that election rigging does not happen.
It must be pointed out that that Mumbai police had earlier served a notice on him on August 6 asking him to appear before them. He could have easily applied for an anticipatory bail and appeared before the police. Seems like a case bad legal advice!
Indian oligarchy takes over
For the last 1 year, there has been a rising chorus that India is a becoming a police state and power is being handed over to an oligarchy. India seemed so unlike the US with a prison population of 20 lakh people. With harmless people like Vikram Buddhi languishing in US prison for the last few years.
Instead of public sector, a new oligarchy is taking over India. It is an unholy collusion between the rich and the powerful. What seemed like a retreat of the State seems to be now simply a privatization of power. What was earlier being managed by the 'inefficient' public sector has now been rented out to the 'effective' private sector.
India has to be 'modern' 'efficient' – and vindictive
The Electronic Voting Machines were a movement towards this 'efficiency'.All that is needed is a printer attachment which will give a paper-printout of the ballot. This printout must also be put in a ballot box. A random audit in case of a suspected fraud will become fool-proof.
Is this a simple case of a few days of custodial interrogation to put the fear of the State into such 'loose cannons' or a vindictive State? We will know in a few days.
The Vindictive State, Mian Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, (our esteemed Chief Election Commissioner) is not something that Indians will tolerate. I hope you have your history lessons right. If you have been a student of colonial history, which talks of a mythical, supine, Indian population that believes in non-violence, you may get an unpleasant surprise.
And soon!
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- Hot debate over Electronic Voting Machines (thehindu.com)
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It was as if the script for Saturday night's preseason meeting between the New England Revolution and Carolina RailHawks had been written ahead of time. As expected, hometown hero Zack Schilawski took on the starring role.
Of course – just like in the movies – the dramatic conclusion had to be set up with some twists and turns.
Pat Phelan – himself somewhat of a local star in Cary after a stellar four-year career at nearby Wake Forest University – scored late in the first half to give the Revolution a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
As if on cue, RailHawks defender Mark Schulte scored the game-tying goal in the 85th minute, setting up a tense finish at WakeMed Soccer Park.
That's when Schilawski stepped into the spotlight.
In front of more than 3,000 local fans – including 60 friends and family members – the Cary native scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, sending the crowd at WakeMed Soccer Park into a frenzy. In celebration, Schilawski ran to join a group of green-clad Cary High School students who had parked themselves behind the net. It was almost as if he was preparing himself for future leaps into The Fort at his new home, Gillette Stadium.
After the game, Schilawski joked that perhaps the too-good-to-be-true result really had been pre-determined.
"I think it might've been fixed," he quipped. "I've been a little bit lucky on this field – in the history of me playing here and tonight. I was just in the right spot at the right time. It felt great, though. I was glad to get it in for the fans."
If he continues the form which saw him rise to the top of the Revolution's preseason scoring charts when the regular season kicks off next weekend, he'll quickly become a fan favorite. Schilawski – New England's top draft pick in the 2010 SuperDraft at No. 9 overall – scored in each of the Revs' last four preseason games and finished the five-game preseason schedule with four goals and one assist.
He was the center of attention throughout the Revolution's 12-day preseason training trip to North Carolina, although it had more to do with his past than his present. Schilawski was born and raised in Cary, playing countless games at WakeMed Soccer Park throughout his club and high school career.
But the 22-year-old really made his mark at WakeMed Soccer Park during a record-breaking career at Wake Forest. In 2007 – his sophomore year – Schilawski scored the game-winning goal in the National Championship game against Ohio State, leading the Demon Deacons to a title on his hometown field.
With a promising professional soccer career beckoning, Schilawski was in high demand beginning the moment the Revs touched down in North Carolina almost two weeks ago. He had media obligations on an almost-daily basis and even spent one afternoon speaking to a group of elementary school children about exercise and healthy eating habits.
Schilawski handled the added pressure with poise beyond his 22 years. It's a good thing, too, because he'll undoubtedly be speaking with the media more and more in the regular season should he score as effortlessly as he did this preseason.
His first opportunity to score a regular-season goal will be next weekend on Saturday, March 27, when the Revs open the 2010 campaign on the road against the LA Galaxy at The Home Depot Center.
For now, Schilawski will be happy just to have the opportunity to play a professional soccer game.
"I'm so excited," he said. "I really want to be in LA next week and get this thing started, so I'm excited."


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Sunday, January 17, 2010
He's Rich, He Must Be Very Righteous
As Latter-day Saints, apparently one of our greatest tests we must endure in these last days is the acquisition of and proper use of wealth. Brigham Young once declared that "[t]he worst fear I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell. This people will stand mobbing, robbing, poverty, and all manner of persecution, and be true. But my greater fear … is that they cannot stand wealth" (James S. Brown, Life of a Pioneer, Salt Lake City: Geo. Q. Cannon and Sons Co., 1900, pp. 122–23) (emphasis added).
Is wealth evil, then? Certainly not, since it is "the love of money" that constitutes the "root of all evil," not money itself (see 1 Tim. 6:10). Indeed, President David O. McKay counseled that "[g]old does not corrupt man; it is in the motive of acquiring that gold that corruption occurs" (Treasures of Life, p.175). The false idea that financial success follows righteousness may stem, at least partly, from the following statement from Jacob:
"But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God. And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted" (Jacob 2:18-19)(emphasis added)
Accordingly, all those who have received a hope in Christ, who are true and faithful to every covenant, and who further seek for riches, will be prospered, right? Not quite. There have been too many righteous men and women (i.e., men and women that know true success in life) who have lived and died in humble circumstances for us to conclude that financial success = righteousness.
Instead, I propose an alternative interpretation to the term "riches." The Lord explained in modern revelation the following:
"Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich" (D&C 6:7) (emphasis added).
"And if ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old" (D&C 38:39) (emphasis added)
Thus, I submit that, in at least one interpretation, "riches" may consist of intangible heavenly goods, such as an increase in spiritual guidance, revelation, and, above all, eternal life. This interpretation further accords with the Lord's admonition that where one's treasure is, there will his heart be also (see Matt. 6:21). Indeed, if our treasure is God's greatest gift (i.e., eternal life), our heart will certainly be willing to "clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted."
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"It's interesting to me that Latter-day Saints often equate financial success with personal righteousness when it comes to fellow members of the Church."
I disagree. I don't see that.
I do see an expectation that those who are righteous obey the commandments and follow the spirit and therefore, make better decisions and fewer mistakes. Fewer mistakes includes fewer relationship mistakes (like raising righteous children, staying happily married) and fewer financial mistakes (choose the right career, find the best job for their situation, avoid wasting money foolishly, be in the right place at the right time to find something that is needed for an amount that can be afforded, etc.)
- January 17, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Nate said...
I think you may be stretching that Jacob quote a bit. It seems like, in its own context, it must necessarily mean actual worldly riches. The context of the verse discusses seeking worldly riches with the intent to do worldly things.
I don't disagree with any of your other analysis about eternal riches, just to the extent that it applies to the Jacob quote.
The Lord's people have always prospered in a material way when faithful. We can see it throughout the Bible, the BofM, and modern times.
While there are poor among us, I think it would be accurate to say that the LDS population, on average, are more educated then the general population (there are studies that prove this). With that, we will most likely be more successful on average.
Anon raises a question in my mind: I wonder if the overall success is due to some sort of heavenly intervention, or if general prosperousness could just be a function of the "faithful" lifestyle. (I can think of many successful people that seem to be genuinely amazing people with similar attributes as a faithful LDS person)
Many things we do put us ahead. For example, my refraining from drinking easily gave me 10% points class rank in law school...there were many times I was studying while others were having much more fun. Additionally, living debt free can take any person in this country with an average salary, and make them rich by retirement.
I'm sure the Lord helps and blesses us, but he also allows us to succeed on our own merits. So for the intervention/own merits question, I guess the answer is that I will continue to assume I am blessed, but act as though it is all on me.
- January 17, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- Jeremy said...
Nate, I agree that I am stretching Jacob's teaching a bit. Of course he was referring to tangible money in this case. However, on a different level, according to modern revelation, I can also see how riches can furter comprise something intangible and far more precious.
- January 18, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Nathan Shumate said...
"It's interesting to me that Latter-day Saints often equate financial success with personal righteousness when it comes to fellow members of the Church."
I really see many more people decrying this than propounding it, either explicitly or implicitly.
- January 18, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Nate said...
I can see the phenomenon you discuss. In fact, I'm sure I've thought it at some point. It's easy to do after seeing that some of the leaders of the church could be a who's who list of great people. We have scientific, legal, and business geniuses in the first presidency and the Qof12. Also look at the people running BYU, BYU-ID, etc.
- January 18, 2010 at 8:03 PM
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- April 3, 2010 at 10:27 AM
I haven't heard that teaching, but it is quite conspicuous in the church that priesthood callings follow this concept: "He's rich, he must be very inspired." Bishops are wealthy or at least very comfortable. Stake Presidents successful business men and General Authorities prominent members of their communities.
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Peter Dicpinigaitis, MDThe human cough, recently caught on film by schlieren photography as featured in the New York Times, accounts for over 26 million office visits annually. It is a topic of burgeoning research, emerging treatment innovations, and a great deal of ongoing mystery, according to Dr. Peter Dicpinigaitis, Professor of Clinical Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) and Director of the Montefiore Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (Weiler Division) who presented a recent Medicine Grand Rounds lecture entitled "Evaluation and Management of Chronic Cough."
The cough reflex is one of humans' most vital defenses, highly effective in clearing secretions and preventing foreign materials from entering the lower respiratory tract. However, when a pathological cough persists without serving any useful purpose, it can be highly irritating and disruptive, causing significant sleep disturbance, chest pain, urinary incontinence, frustration, anger, and depression. "It's easy to underestimate the tremendous quality of life issue that cough is, not only for the patient but for the family. Some of our patients have been coughing every single day for ten, twenty, even thirty years," said Dr. Dicpinigaitis, who founded the Montefiore Cough Center, one of the few specialty cough centers in the United States.
Despite the prevalence of cough, researchers have yet to fullyunderstand its mechanism and relationship with the brain. Stimulation of the vagus—a cranial nerve with motor function in the larynx, esophagus, lower respiratory tract, and ear—can stimulate the cough reflex. The transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV1) receptor, a sensory nerve channel known as a "cough receptor," induces the reflex when stimulated by irritants such as capsaicin (derived from red chili peppers), hydrogen, heat, low pH, certain enzymes, and anandamide (a naturally occurring, euphoria-inducing brain neurotransmitter).
The cough mystery presents a particular challenge to those who attempt to diagnose and treat it. According to Dicpinigaitis, physicians need to maintain the protective cough, an important barrier reflex that prevents complications like bronchitis, pneumonia, and lung collapse, but eliminate the maladaptive cough. To do this successfully, the cough's underlying etiology must be identified and addressed.
Manypatients cough due to post-nasal drip, or upper airway cough syndrome (UACS). UACS is often treated with a combination of a first-generation decongestant/antihistamine and other nasal corticosteroids, nasal ipratropium bromide, or nasal cromolyn. Newer generation, non-sedating antihistamines such as Claritin, Zyrtec, and Allegra, which circumvent drowsiness because they don't pass the blood-brain barrier, are ineffective for treating UACS-associated cough.
Asthma, whether "cough-variant" (where cough is the sole or predominant symptom) or "classic" (with symptoms including wheezing) is the second most common cause of chronic cough, found in 24-29% of patients. Coughing inflames the sensory afferent nerves (those that carry messages from receptors to the central nervous system). Leukotrienes, lipid mediators whose production also generates histamines, are thought to contribute to the inflammation. Asthma therapy (usually a combination of inhaled bronchodilators and steroids) can take up to eight weeks to show improvement. An oral leukotriene receptor antagonist known as zafirlukast has in some cases been more effective than steroids in reducing asthma-associated cough, possibly because it more effectively suppresses the interaction of eosinophils (white blood cells that fight concomitant infection during asthmatic reaction) with cough receptors. Non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis, a condition characterized by chronic cough without the airway remodeling common to asthma, is often misdiagnosed as cough-variant asthma because it responds similarly to inhaled corticosteroids.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is among the most common etiologies of cough, and perhaps the most difficult to diagnose. Most patients with reflux-associated cough have no other symptoms of GERD, though the characteristic heartburn, nausea, and regurgitation may subsequently appear. The standard GI workup for GERD—endoscopy, barium esophagram, prolonged esophageal acid monitoring, and impedance monitoring—may not detect mild acid exposure, brief reflux events, rapid esophageal clearance, and distal or "high" reflux. "You might send your patient for a full GI workup and receive test results that are unremarkable, but that patient's reflux still causes an incredibly life-jarring cough," said Dicpinigaitis.
Chronic cough can also result from laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a subtype of GERD in which reflux reaches the upper airways. People with LPR often cough when eating, drinking, laughing, talking on the telephone, or getting up in the morning, and may experience hoarseness or other voice change.
The current GERD diagnostic options and treatment therapies may be inadequate, though better options are beginning to emerge. Twenty-four-hour catheter-based pH monitoring, for example, is invasive and often inconclusive as patients typically modify their activity and diet the day they wear the nasal catheter. Better but costlier options include the Bravo™ pH Monitoring System, in which a tubeless monitoring capsule is placed in the mucosal wall of the esophagus, transmitting pH data to a pager-sized receiver worn on patient's belt over a 48-hour period; and Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance (MII) Testing, which assesses acid and non-acid reflux, adequacy of acid suppression, and symptom-reflux association. Treatment for GERD—usually aggressive acid suppression therapy, an approach that requires significant diet and lifestyle modification—may still be inadequate, and the addition of prokinetic therapy with additional medication may be necessary. Those who don't respond sufficiently to acid suppression and prokinetic therapy may be candidates for laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, or "antireflux surgery," which, based on small published reports, has yielded quality of life improvements in up to 90% of patients who have undergone it.
Postinfectious or postviral cough, a harsh, dry, persistent hack remaining from an upper respiratory infection, has been historically difficult to treat. This cough creates persistent airway inflammation, which in turn causes enhanced cough sensitivity, creating a vicious cycle that inhibits healing. Postviral coughs can persist for weeks or even months and may respond to antiinflammatory agents, such as inhaled and oral steroids.
More effective cough treatment options are needed, yet no new antitussive drugs have been developed in the last half century, according to Dicpinigaitis. With the discovery of TRPV1, however, pharmaceutical companies' interest in these medications has surged. Numerous potential novel antitussive agents are now being studied, including antagonists to eosinophil, tachykinin receptor, 5-HT receptor, and TRPV1 receptor; agonists to the delta-opioid receptor, NOP receptor, and GABA-B; endogenous cannabinoids, and large conductance Ca+2-activated K+-channel openers.
The idiopathic (unexplained) cough remains a mystery. Patients with this cough—predominantly peri-menopausal women with a lower capsaicin threshold, many of whom have had an upper respiratory infection preceding symptom onset—may have been inadequately diagnosed. However, even after aggressive, comprehensive testing and treatment, some continue to cough. A percentage of these patients are reported to have lymphocytic airway inflammation and autoimmune diseases, but the link is neither consistent nor definitive.
Chronic cough is the most common reason that patients seek medical care, yet only a fraction of people with UACS, asthma, non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis, or GERD actually experience this symptom, a phenomenon yet to be understood. These individuals may possess an intrinsically hypersensitive cough reflex, more easily triggered by aggravating factors to produce the reaction.
Although cough has been historically under-researched relative to its importance as a medical problem, the last decade has witnessed a significant increase in scientific activity dedicated to understanding the mechanism of cough, and identifying more effective therapies. The second American Cough Conference, chaired by Dr. Dicpinigaitis, will occur June 12-13, 2009, convening a faculty of the world's cough experts. Those interested can learn more about the conference at www.coughconference.com.
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Anne Zahalka
(Australia 14 May 1957 – )
Sunday 11:08 am, from the series Open house
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As part of a generation of Australian women artists who came to the fore in the early 1980s, Anne Zahalka's practice has always been concerned with questioning dominant myths and cultural constructs. The broad sweep of Zahalka's oeuvre has often been underpinned by a common strategy: the world in her images appears as theatre where place, gender and national identity are questioned.
The ten tableaus that form the 1995 series 'Open House' combine portraiture and genre scenes, placing the subjects in environments that they actually do inhabit. The titles, such as 'Saturday 5:18 pm', seem to hint at a moment of great significance, yet the situations and the relationships appear utterly ordinary. The highly detailed interiors resemble evenly illuminated sets (Zahalka also presented this series in the form of lightboxes). It is 'what the photograph reveals as evidence' that the artist finds compelling here.1 The people inhabiting these environments seem to increasingly resemble the objects that surround them.
1. A Zahalka et al, 'Hall of mirrors: Anne Zahalka portraits 1987-2007', Australian centre of photography, Sydney 2007, p 41
- Year
- 1995
printed 1997
- Media
- Photograph
- Medium
- type C photograph
- Dimensions
- 64.0 x 79.5 cm image (sight); 81.0 x 96.3 x 3.8 cm sheet
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Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the artist 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
- Accession number
- 397.2011.4
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- © Anne Zahalka. Licensed by Copyright Agency


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When my ice-encrusted eyelashes began to freeze together and frostings in my hair took on a literal meaning, I knew it was probably time to get out of the spa pool … but I was so mesmerised by the sight of the fat snowflakes drifting silently down from the slate-grey sky, I couldn't move.
And the two-metre dash across the frozen deck from the pool to the house acted as a powerful disincentive to getting out, so in I stayed, immersed in effervescence up to my chin.
Family members plopped in and out to reminisce about holidays in Central Otago and skiing at Coronet Peak, but the roaring log fire inside the gorgeous Arthurs Point holiday house seemed to hold more attraction for them than the fallout from a celestial pillow fight that was so intriguing to me. The gluwein helped too.
I love a good Central Otago snow storm and had missed out completely last winter by removing myself to the Northern Hemisphere at prime blizzard time.
So when I saw the severe weather warning for Queenstown at Labour Weekend, I wished for snow. Not only was my heart's desire granted, but we were treated to a magnificent two-day storm delivering heavy snow to lake level and blanketing Coronet Peak and the Remarkables.
This was a bizarre weather event, a full-on blizzard in late October, shocking the pink and white puffballs of blossom and the new lambs that had a day earlier been rejoicing in mild spring temperatures under sunny skies.
Our pilgrimage south to my spiritual home and childhood holiday area coincided with one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year, but we managed to find superb accommodation a few minutes' drive from Queenstown through Amazing Accom.
We arrived in the evening to a beautifully-prepared house at Arthurs Point, cocooned in the mountains on a plateau above the Shotover River.
Rich in history, Arthurs Point was named after Thomas Arthur who, in November 1862, discovered four ounces of gold in the Shotover River in just three hours, triggering one of the greatest gold rushes of the decade.
Today, when not in the grip of a freak blizzard, the Point is an idyllic sheltered haven of all-day sun: far enough away from the Queenstown tourist hordes and endless stream of buses to feel the peace of the mountains and river, but close enough to easily access all of the district's attractions.
The world-famous Shotover Jet experience is just three minutes' walk away, while the world's highest cliff jump is a short 4WD-drive up the spectacular Shotover Canyon.
Annika, the Shotover Canyon Swing PR girl, did her best to entice me to become a swinger but I assured her I could get all the thrills I needed vicariously, watching someone else freefall 60 metres at 150kmh and then swing in a 200-metre arc above the sheer-sided rocky gorge.
Between snow flurries, we hiked up the nearby Moonlight Track to a vantage point directly across the canyon from the swing site, where we watched as the brave, the foolhardy and the crazy hurtled – screaming – from the 109m-high cliff-mounted platform.
We congratulated ourselves on not needing to do it and then continued on up the dramatic canyon until the sleet and snow defeated us.
The full-day Moonlight Track, ending in Queenstown, is a stunning scenic wonder we will hopefully explore in the summer.
The Shotover jets have fired three million passengers up the jagged barrel of the canyon since they started running in 1970, but the big red machines were not operating due to the storm which had flooded the river – sparing me the humiliation of talking my way out of another Queenstown must-do.
For decades, I've watched those grunty jet boats roar up the narrow canyon, my hands over my eyes as the drivers head straight for the rocks, swerving at the last second and thrilling the living daylights out of their shrieking passengers.
I'll do it one day when I grow tired of my comfort zone … meantime, the mad dash from spa pool to the house was a sufficient adrenaline rush for me.
For those who don't want to dice with death, Arthurs Point's Strike Bowl 10-pin bowling alley, is a fun family activity for all ages with cool glow-in-the-dark lanes.
Over the road, you can soak in one of six lovely private hot pools at the Onsen spa complex overlooking the Shotover River. The walls and roof roll back allowing guests to luxuriate in the sun (or snow) by day, or star-gaze by candlelight at night. Bliss.
Our accommodation at Arthurs Point turned out to be as spectacular as the landscape.
Titled "Modern Family" on the Luxury Holiday Houses website, (the label comes from the popular American television show), the place lived up to its name and is perfect for large groups and entertaining.
The architecturally-designed two-storey house is nestled among a cluster of upmarket Arthurs Point properties in a quiet cul-de-sac. It accommodates 14 in six sumptuous bedrooms, with three bathrooms including an exceedingly comfortable, cosy sleep-out and a private hideaway for couples who wish to be alone … or snorers.
An elegant recliner in the upstairs master bedroom became a favourite quiet spot of mine, with dazzling views from the floor-to-ceiling windows of Coronet Peak, where I learned to ski many years ago.
The upstairs rooms look out over the lounge roof, which is covered in a layer of silvery river schist, giving the feeling of being at a beach by the Shotover.
Having stayed in many holiday houses where the facilities are minimal and even stingy, this place over-delivered in every way, with drawers and shelves full of quality homewares, two large flat-screen TVs, a well-stocked pantry and even a complimentary bottle of 2007 Central Otago pinot noir.
With the blizzard raging outside, two heat pumps provided a quick source of warmth but once the log fire was roaring, the whole house was warm, thanks to double glazing on all the doors and windows.
You know a holiday house has made an impression when you run a mental measuring tape over the design features and stand motionless in the huge tiled walk-in shower, plotting how to remodel your own bathroom.
And my foodie husband's eyes were dangling out of their sockets when he saw the brilliantly-designed galley-style kitchen, anchored by a massive bench-top of charcoal concrete with barstool-seating for five.
Matai floorboards added a warm, mellow glow to the kitchen-living area which was so spacious, there was ample room for a pool table.
Luxurious it may be, but when you divide the nightly rate by the number of people you can sleep at Modern Family, it's on par with, or even cheaper than, a backpacker establishment.
When the storm cleared, the panorama was utterly breathtaking, with Coronet Peak a vision of pure white, gleaming in the morning sun, the rugged snow-dusted Queenstown Hill and Ben Lomond towering above us and the Shotover Canyon, misty in the distance.
The grown-up kids were so happy to be outside in the sun, they reverted to childhood and played on the swings, slide and trampoline in the garden.
Delighting in the blue skies, we took a short walk across the Edith Cavell Bridge to the historic 170m Oxenbridge Tunnel, part of an ambitious but doomed mining scheme to divert water from the Shotover to recover gold from the riverbed.
Then it was back to the house for some more serious soaking and mountain- gazing, this time in bright warm sunshine with silver filaments of spring snow still dancing in the air.
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On Bobby Bones Show Replay we all love to talk about music. From our favorite current jams to our longtime favorite hits. We're always sharing things, especially Bobby Bones who has an award winning podcast BobbyCast dedicated to showing a look inside the music industry.
We decided to share our picks for the most famous country song of all time as well as our favorite duet. First up, we talked the greatest country songs after Bones chose his favorite Garth Brooks.
Bobby's - "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks
Amy's - "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
Lunchbox's - "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson
Morgan2's - "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
Eddie's - "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash
Then we got on the topic of the best duets in music. Here's our choices:
Bobby's - "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley ft Alison Krauss
Amy's - "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers ft. Dolly Parton
Lunchbox's - "Empire State Of Mind" by Jay Z and Alicia Keys
Morgan2's - "Party For Two" by Shania Twain ft. Billy Currington


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I've been on a pie kick lately and I'm not sure why. Maybe because they're so versatile and can be sweet or savory, and can be served at any meal. Or maybe it's because they can be the meal and the dessert? I'm not sure, but I've been going through my cookbooks and bookmarking pies left and right. I hope you don't get tired of them because it seems that 2012 is the year of the pie. Move over layer cake! Did I just say that?
This month The Cake Slice Bakers chose to make Boston Cream Pie. I realize it's not actually a pie, but a cake, but who cares when you have vanilla cake sandwiched with thick pastry cream and topped with velvety chocolate ganache? I almost made this for my Pie Party, but I ran out of time so I made it for our Super Bowl get together. Classy right? Picture it- Spicy Buffalo Wings, Chips and Queso, Baked Corndogs, Veggies with Dip, Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza Puffs and Boston Cream Pie on a Pedestal. haha! It's a little contradictory but it's never a bad time to eat cake. Or pie. Which is it?
This cake is not hard to make, but you have to plan ahead when making it. It's a little laborious and time consuming, but it's rather simple as long as you read and follow the directions. Just be sure to make the custard ahead of time and have it well chilled so when you're ready to assemble this cake you're not having to wait on the filling. Now I'd love to say that this cake was a dream come true but to be honest I thought the actually sponge cake was a little dry. The filling and the topping were great though and I'd make those components again but I'd try a different recipe for the cake. I thought it dried out because I made it the night before but some of the other Cake Slice Bakers had the same issue. Keep that in mind if you give this recipe a try. If nothing else you'll end up with a very pretty dessert. And who doesn't love pretty?
Boston Cream Pie adapted from The Cake BookPrinter Friendly Version
- 1 recipe Vanilla Custard Filling (make and chill prior to baking the cake)
- 1 recipe Hot Milk Sponge Cake
- 1 recipe Chocolate Glaze
For The Vanilla Custard Filling:
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
In a medium bowl, whisk together the yolks, sugar and the cornstarch, set aside.
In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a gentle boil. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk about 1/3 cup of the hot milk into the yolk mixture. Return the entire mixture to the saucepan, place over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat, scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the butter until melted.
Immediately strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Cover the surface of the custard with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for two hours, or until well chilled.
Just before assembling the cake, transfer the custard filling to the bowl of an electric mixer. Add 1/4 cup heavy cream and using the whisk attachment, beat the mixture at high speed until it is light and forms soft peaks, about 1 minute.For The Hot Milk Sponge Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Position a rack in the center on the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch cake pan. Dust pan with flour.
Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt two times. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the milk and butter and heat over medium heat just until the butter is melted. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
In a bowl of an electric mixer, using the whisk attachment, beat the eggs at high speed until blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add the sugar and vanilla extract and beat until pale and tripled in volume, about 6 minutes.
Sift one-third of the flour mixture over the egg mixture and gently fold it in with a rubber spatula. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture in two more additions.
Reheat the milk mixture to just under a boil. Add it all at once to the egg mixture and gently fold it in. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes, until it springs back when lightly touched and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Run a paring knife around the edge of the pan and invert the cake onto the wire rack. Reinvert the cake, so that it is right side up.
For The Chocolate Glaze:
- 3 ounces semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate to the pan. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and the glaze is smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract. Transfer the glaze to a small bowl. Cover the surface of the glaze with a piece of plastic wrap and let cool for about 10 minutes before using.
Assemble The Cake: Using a long serrated knife, cut the cake horizontally in half to make 2 layers.
Save the smooth bottom layer for the top of the cake, and place the remaining cake layer cut side up on a serving plate. Scrape the filling onto the layer and, using a small offset metal spatula, spread it into an even layer. Top with the other cake layer, cut side down.
Glaze The Cake: Pour the warm glaze over the top of the cake, allowing some of it to drizzle down the sides. Serve the cake immediately, or refrigerate.
Store in the refrigerator in a covered container for up to a day. Bring to room temperature before serving.
I've been getting emails and comments asking where Hayden is. You guys are funny! Here he is with his daddy looking at himself in the mirror. He looks at himself, smirks at the good looking boy staring back at him then starts giggling. When he's feeling grumpy, this cheers him up everytime. Maybe he's laughing at his momma, because I like to sing to Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror" to him when he does this, except I sing "I'm looking at the boy in the mirror". :-) I wish you all could just hear his laugh. It's the best sound in the world.


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BenQ DC C740
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BenQ unveils a new addition to its digital camera classic line-up, the BenQ DC C740 digital compact camera. The BenQ C740 camera comes with 7 and Megapixels CCD image sensor, 3x optical zoom, a large 2.5-inch LTPS screen and a SMC (Super Multi-Coating) Pentax lens. Together with highly versatile features such as Shake-Free mode, high ISO portrait mode and PASM mode respectively, the BenQ DC C740 digital camera provides a true-to-life high image performance satisfactory to even photo expertise. The BenQ DC C740 is equipped with a SMC Pentax Lens that allows the camera to deliver exceptional crisp, sharp photos with clarity and superb contrast. The BenQ C740 will be available in early September 2006.
BenQ C740 camera - Sensitivity
The compact BenQ DC C740 digital compact camera features a shake-free function allowing the user to take clear and precise shots without any distortion. This function can be selected directly from the function wheel allowing the user to capture shake-free images. In addition, the high ISO portrait mode supports high sensitivity (ISO) to light up to 1000 to ensure clear photos in a dark environment. Moreover, the PASM (Program AE/Aperture Priority/Shutter Priority/Manual) mode enables users to manually customize the aperture and shutter speed to one's own preferences.
BenQ DC C740 digital camera - Exposure and Control
Program mode controls the exposure compensation (the amount of light entering the camera). By detecting the lighting conditions, the BenQ C740 automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture (f-stop); The aperture priority mode automatically sets an appropriate shutter speed according to the user's choice of the aperture setting; the camera automatically sets the shutter speed for proper exposure and is primarily used to control the depth of field (the range of sharpness); Shutter priority mode controls the shutter speed and exposure compensation. The BenQ DC C740 camera automatically sets the aperture for proper exposure. Shutter priority mode is primarily used to prevent blur when your subject is moving. The manual mode allows users' the highest level of creative control in its aperture and shutter speed.
BenQ DC C740 compact camera - Movie and Scene
The BenQ C740 also includes other features such as direct printing mode, continuous movie recording with optical zoom, 13 scene modes, multi-metering and 3:2 and 16:9 special output sizes; 3:2 resolution mode for easy printing without trimming edges; 16:9 resolution mode for direct display on a 16:9 TV making this BenQ DC C740 an all-round, highly versatile high performance camera.


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John Harris stands next to his family: wife Remedios (who holds Joshua, 3), Jamie, 11, John, 16, and Joyce, 8, at the small space where they live under a bridge in Manila, Philippines on August 21, 2012 . John is a construction worker making 250 pesos ($6) a day. The family live in a small space under a bridge alongside many other impoverished families.
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Irish Romes, 19, holds her 2-week-old baby Jay at the place where she lives with her family next to a highway in the slums of Binondo, Manila on August 21, 2012.
Manila's population of 20 million people is rising by approximately a quarter of a million every year. Due to overcrowding a third of the Filipino capital's residents are forced to live on any bit of spare land they can manage, often in makeshift settlements under bridges, beside railway lines and even in cemeteries.
Large families are common in a conservative Catholic county that is pushing the government's already weak social care system to its limit.
See more of Getty Images photographer Paula Bronstein's work on population issues in the Philippines in Tuesday's post: Mothers give birth in an already overpopulated Manila.
Look back at PhotoBlog posts on Filipino housing issues and on the world's seven billion population milestone, reached in 2011.
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A boy looks out from his home in a congested slum area of Manila on August 21, 2012.
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A man washes clothes as children look out from the small room under a bridge within which they live on August 22, 2012 in Manila.
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The revised BMW 1 Series will continue for many to be the premium hatch of choice in its hotly-contested sector. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.
Having updated the look of the second generation version of their 1 Series model in 2015, BMW has more recently introduced changes to the interior and properly updated the engine range you get beneath its bonnet. We think the powerplant updates to be most significant. First, there were three cylinder 1.5-litre entry-level units for the respective petrol and diesel line-ups. Then we got a pokier 2.0-litre unit for 118i and 120i variants. Finally, the top M140i hot hatch has been blessed with a pokier straight six 340bhp 3.0-litre powerplant. The engineers have certainly been busy. Otherwise, the recipe is much as it was before, designed to suit customers looking for a Focus-sized family hatch with a little more prestige and class. BMW had to make these moves following recent upgrades to this model's two closest rivals, Audi's A3 and the Mercedes A-Class. What's different here though is the rear wheel drive configuration. That's still uniquely BMW.
We've touched on what's changed beneath the bonnet but here, we'll investigate that in more detail. There's a 'Baukasten' 2.0-litre four cylinder Twin Scroll turbocharged engine for the 120i petrol variant, developing 184. Meanwhile, at the top of the line-up, the sporting M140i hot hatch gets a 3.0-litre straight six developing 340bhp and 500Nm of torque, enough to send this car to 62mph in just 4.6s if you specify the paddleshift auto gearbox. You may not have come across the three cylinder 1.5-litre entry-level engines ether, the 136bhp unit used in the 118i petrol model and the 116bhp powerplant used in the 116d diesel. Even the 2.0-litre diesel used in the mid-range diesel variants that most customers want has been tweaked in recent tmes. It develops 150bhp in the 118d and 190bhp in the 120d. The majority of 1 Series models get a regulation six-speed manual gearbox, but the all-wheel drive 120d xDrive variant features as standard the eight-speed Steptronic transmission. The eight-speed Sport Automatic 'box is available as an option for the 120d, 120d xDrive and M140i models. It features faster gearchanges, shift paddles on the steering wheel and a Launch Control function.
BMW hasn't introduced any more exterior styling tweaks to this 1 Series model since its facelift update in 2015 but it has made further changes inside. The popular 'Sport' and 'M Sport' variants get a re-designed stitched dashboard. Plus pearl chrome accents around the cabin and steering wheel stalks from BMW's executive 5 and 7 Series models give the interior more of an up-market feel. As for passenger space, well, one consequence of running a transmission tunnel through any compact hatch will be rather compromised rear seat accommodation. That hasn't really changed too much. The 1 Series is still a bit more cramped in the back than something like a Golf. Nevertheless, the cabin is a good deal better looking than most rivals and the package of facelift changes back in 2015 brought us a revision to the dashboard minor controls. Both the air vents and the controls for the radio and the automatic air conditioning feature chrome surrounds, while the radio and automatic air conditioning keypads are set against smart high-gloss black panelling. There's also a standard freestanding, 6.5-inch Control Display. Choose the optional new generation Professional Navigation system and a bigger 8.8-inch display is fitted. All 1 Series models are optionally available with a 40:20:40 split rear seat backrest: folding one or more of the sections allows boot capacity to be increased in stages from 360 to 1,200-litres. Full LED headlamps with low and main beam are on the options list, with Adaptive LED headlamps a further option. These follow the path of the road ahead, and also adapt their beam according to the type of road and conditions at any given moment. At the rear, smart tail lamps with a familiar BMW 'L' shape design also use LED tech.
Prices open at just over £21,000 and there's a premium of around £500 if you want the five-door rather than the three-door bodystyle. The top M140i flagship is priced from just over £32,500. The 1 Series range is offered in three mainstream trims - SE, Sport and M Sport. The SE nets you remote control central locking, keyless engine ignition, electric window controls, electrically heated exterior mirrors and the Driving Experience Control switch. Also included is automatic air conditioning, a multi-function leather steering wheel adjustable for height and reach, a rain sensor including automatic driving lights control and a front passenger airbag that can be deactivated. A CD and DAB stereo with six speakers and an AUX-In socket, plus Bluetooth audio streaming functionality are other standard equipment features, along with the iDrive operating system and the recently upgraded BMW Navigation system. The 16-inch alloy wheels look a bit puny, but then there's always the options list. Or indeed, the Sport model for another £1,000 more. This gets 17-inch rims, ambient lighting, black high-gloss interior trim, Sport exterior styling elements, Sport steering wheel and Sports seats. For an additional £2,700 above SE specification, M Sport trim comes as standard with 18-inch M Sport alloy wheels, aluminium hexagon interior trim, M Aerodynamic body styling, M Sport suspension, Sport seats, Alcantara upholstery and an M Sport leather steering wheel. The M135i model features uprated steering, suspension, gearbox and wheels/tyres combination. May owners will be tempted by an optional 360-watt Harman Kardon stereo, complete with 12 speakers and a digital amplifier.
No car manufacturer has made quite such impressive progress as BMW in the field of improving efficiency. As well as Brake Energy Regeneration, electric power steering, the optimum gearshift indicator and the auto Start Stop function, standard equipment for the improved BMW 1 Series model range also includes ECO PRO mode, which can be activated using the included Driving Experience Control switch. On some cars specified with an automatic transmission, ECO PRO mode now also offers a coasting function. In addition, vehicles with the Professional Navigation system come with a Proactive Driving Assistant function, which tells the driver when to lift off the throttle ahead of corners, turn-offs, roundabouts and speed limits. What's the net effect of all this eco geekery? Well, it's actually rather impressive. You'd expect a 116d diesel model to net some decent figures and that doesn't disappoint with up to 50.4mpg on the combined cycle and up to 111g/km. Even the rapid 120i can manage 37.2mpg, while the all-wheel drive 120d manages up to 45.6mpg. At the top of the range, the ballistic M140i can get up to 32.5mpg and emits 138g/km.
Slowly but surely, BMW are excising each and every flaw in the 1 Series' makeup. When the car was originally launched in first generation form, it had plenty of flaws. It wasn't good looking, interior packaging was awful, the cabin quality wasn't all that it could have been and it wasn't actually that exciting to drive. The second generation model corrected many of these faults and this improved version finesses the package still further. While it's still not the most elegant looking hatch on the market, it's no longer conspicuously weird-looking. You could even call the latest car handsome, which would be a first for a 1 Series hatch. Where this generation scores is in building in so much value for the customer. The cabin looks and feels so much more aligned to more expensive BMW models and the engine range delivers so much more choice. One thing that hasn't changed is that the Munich maker continues to offer a balance between performance and economy that almost seems to defy the basic laws of thermodynamics. Expect this one to sell in serious numbers.
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It was just about a year ago today when the S&P was sitting at fresh highs and everyone was enjoying a rather upbeat summer. It was a nice summer, the markets were calm, and there was a surreal sense of optimism. Then, in the matter of a few days, things got real ugly, real quickly.
Well, it doesn't seem like too much has changed since then. We've had mixed earnings reports, ever-evolving worries in Europe, and the always looming fiscal mess in the U.S. Once again, are we in the calm before the storm?
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It looks like things in Europe may start to heat up again. Riots turned violent again in Spain as protestors took to the street over austerity measures. With seemingly no resolution, a sinking tourism industry in the PIGS, and a typically hot summer August on its way, all signs point to further turmoil.
Technically, we're currently seeing a number of bearish indicators setting up in the S&P and other markets. First, on the weekly chart of the SP500 Futures we can see what appears to be a bear flag formation developing. Note the recent rise in price since the beginning of June on decreasing volume.
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A second look at the S&P daily illustrates a down trend and 5 wave count bounce in the market, both are currently pointing to lower prices.
- Completion of two intermediate cycles within longer term 5 wave pattern
- Downwards wave one from April until beginning of June followed by wave 2 correction from June until present.
The wave two correction typically proceeds the longest wave, wave three, which is pointing towards a large move down (Note that in the first shorter term cycle the downwards wave three was the longest by far. We expect the same to be repeated in the longer term cycle.)
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A look at the longer term view once again using the weekly chart, again supports our argument for a major correction. We have just completed a 5 wave pattern since the 2009 lows, and it is looking more like a big pull back is due. Remember most major trends end after the fifth wave.
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If we take a look at the copper ETF, "JJC", we are provided with further justification. Copper is often referred to as "Dr.Copper" due to its industrial application and is known to be a leading indicator for equity markets. Copper has significantly underperformed equity markets and is likely leading the next move down. A look at the weekly chart which points to a rather dismal outlook. There is a major head and shoulder patterns developing.
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Last summer turn into a bloodbath with nothing but red candlesticks taking stocks and commodities sharply lower. If you haven't already, it's time to lock in some profits. Short, intermediate, and long term cycles are pointing down, and the increasingly bearish technical developments cannot be ignored. We'll be looking at entering multiple shorts potentially in the very near future once/if setups present themselves. Buckle up and stay tune for more
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Like something out of the X-Files, Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic has doubled in size over the past eight years, submerging thousands of acres of farms and more than a dozen villages, caribbean360.com reports.
The rise of Enriquillo, the Caribbean's largest lake, has flooded 16 communities in two provinces, more than 46,500 acres of agriculture land and 1,000 properties, according to a July study conducted by the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo and the NOAA CREST Centre of the City College of New York. At that time, some 10,000 families had lost cattle, farmland or their homes as a result.
Now, Cristobal town mayor Doglas Matos is demanding President Danilo Medina's intervention to halt the misery he affirms Enriquillo's unchecked flooding is causing.
Mayor Matos says that although Medina had shown willingness to help once he took office, "only good intentions are not enough."
"The past natural phenomena have affected this population's agricultural production and reduced livestock pastureland, since the lake has swallowed nearly all farms," he said on Tuesday.
The mayor emphasised that emergency plans are needed to help farmers financially and technically in all locations near the lake, shared by Baoruco and Independence provinces.
Matos' cry for help is shared by many in neighbouring Haiti, where the smaller Lake Azuei has also steadily expanded, destroying homes and farms as well as occasionally blocking a key cross-border highway and disrupting trade and travel.
The two lakes are only three miles (five kilometres) apart, are fed by some of the same streams, and share as yet undetermined factors that are swallowing surrounding areas at a relentless pace.
Regarded as "a slow-motion disaster", the phenomenon is potentially catastrophic for two countries already burdened by environmental challenges. The waters' rise has increased exponentially in recent years, especially after heavy rains.
The exact cause remains a mystery, but theories as to why the lakes are swelling range from sediment and trash clogging the water system to increased rainfall from climate change and heavy storms. Some even speculate that Haiti's 2010 earthquake may have shifted faults beneath both lakes.
Heavy rains have worsened the situation in Haiti and dozens of families have been forced to evacuate. Many migrant labourers who cross into the Dominican Republic have difficulty making the journey.
Last year, Antonio Perera, the Haiti country manager for the United Nations Environment Programme, described the situation as "a clear environmental disaster".
"It's happening slowly, slowly, slowly, and you won't see the immediate effects like an earthquake or hurricane," he said.
Researchers have suggested several factors that could have contributed to the rise of Enriquillo and Azuei, which both contain salt water because the low-lying region was once part of the ocean.
Perera has also suggested that Haiti's January 2010 earthquake may have somehow altered the hydrology of the area of both lakes, though water levels began rising years before then.
"Two or three days after the earthquake there were springs everywhere in Thomazeau," Perera said, referring to a lakefront town on the northern end of Azuei.
Lake Azuei has swelled outward by about three feet per year for the past decade, growing to 52 square miles (134 square kilometres) according to satellite images captured in the City College of New York study. It used to be only on the Haitian side but now extends across the border by one to two kilometres.
Likewise, Enriquillo's shores have moved out by about three feet per year over the past 10 years, reaching 128 square miles (331 kilometres), double its size in 2004.
The two lakes may even merge as the water levels rise. At present, they're separated by a road that often floods during heavy rainfall.
"The governments really need to get serious about this issue," said Jorge Gonzalez, a professor of mechanical engineering at City College of New York and the lead author of the July study.
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This week, I cheated on Nike+ Kinect Training.
I don't mean to say I used some kind of pattern input like the famous Konami Code to make the programme easier. If you were to ask me, I'd tell you that translating up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, then A into interpretive exercise would be a killer workout in itself. What would those motions even mean?
Something a lot like a burpee drill, I imagine.
No, I didn't cheat on Nike+KT in the classic gaming sense. You see, my living room workout sessions with Virtual Alex Molden have stirred something within me. I find myself thinking about exercise when I'm at my desk. Temptation follows, and I give in.
So I've been cheating, so to speak, by chasing extra workout time at the Herald's social club gym, deep in the bowels of our office building. Most of the equipment has been around since the Nintendo 64 era, but the unintentionally hilarious motivational posters that lined the walls have long gone.
I'm no relationship expert, but I've heard a theory or two about people using the proverbial piece on the side to supplement or spice up their home life. I'm not about to take sides on that one, but I suppose there might have been a slight pang of remorse since I know that Actual Alex Molden read and retweeted a link to my last blog. So, I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
I think he'll be okay with it. When I switched on my Xbox 360 for the first time after lifting dumbbells and making silly faces at myself in the gym's mirrors, I felt like I was doubly prepared to handle whatever Virtual Alex would throw at me.
Apparently I startled my wife and dogs when he announced a round of burpees. If you don't know what they are, then don't be fooled by the reasonably innocent-sounding name, supplied by the American doctor who developed them.
From a standing position, you squat, you place your hands on the ground, you kick out into a plank, and then you do it all in reverse. Then repeat.
What I said when Virtual Alex called for burpees won't be repeated here, but I was told later that our dog hid under the bed for a while because of my vociferous reaction. The burpee has never been my friend, but we're getting along fine after the latest round of virtual drills. Why, I even feel like a bit of a burpee machine now.
Another great drill is the Split Decision, which is an arcade-style exercise that pits you against a series of rushing glass panels. Your job is to find the gap in each one and move through without making contact and breaking the glass. To do this, you'll need to leap upwards or to the sides, squat, or even drop to the floor, before springing back to your starting place in time for the next one.
After a fortnight in (and out of) the programme, I've smashed a few personal bests and even managed to keep up with my virtual trainer, pose for pose and motion to motion, on a few exercises. I'm feeling fitter, stronger, and I keep checking my limbs and body for added tone. It's there, and I'm digging it. It's a nice reward, but the job's not done yet.
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The World Trade Organisation has finally agreed to investigate claims by the US, EU and Japan that China is unfairly strangling rare earth exports in order to favour its domestic manufacturing industry.
The three complained back in March that China was pushing up prices and restricting exports of the minerals – which are essential to the production of a range of hi-tech goods – via tougher export quotas, increased duties and minimum export price systems.
The WTO said it has now decided to set up a panel on its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to discuss China's export of rare earths, specifically tungsten and molybdenum.
The proceedings are likely to take several months, with several WTO members including Vietnam, Norway, Oman, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and India all announcing they wanted to exercise "third-party rights" – meaning they will be able to have a say in proceedings.
In a statement announcing its decision, the WTO explained China's stance – repeating the explanation that its rare earth strategy is aimed at "protecting natural resources and achieving sustainable economic development".
"China said it has no intention of protecting domestic industry through means that would distort trade," the WTO continued.
China argues that although it produces over 90 per cent of the world's rare earths, it has barely a third of global reserves.
The outcome of the WTO investigation may be a moot point given that prices of the not-so-rare minerals have dropped significantly over the past year.
In the meantime, other countries are stockpiling supplies and pushing ahead with their own mining programs.
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Charter and Multicultural Leadership Organizations Reach Significant Agreement on Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
"We are very pleased to have reached this important memorandum of understanding, which reflects our commitment to the fundamental values of diversity and inclusion," said
The MOU identifies specific diversity initiatives and establishes a plan of action to guide the collaborative efforts of New Charter and a wide array of diverse civic and leadership organizations. As part of the MOU, Charter has committed to a number of concrete actions, including appointing one African American, one Asian American/Pacific Islander and one Latino American to its newly formed board of directors within two years of the close of the transaction. New Charter will also appoint a Chief Diversity Officer who will lead the company's diversity and inclusion efforts. The MOU also includes a number of specific steps New Charter will take to increase diversity among its workforce, improve diversity in the procurement of goods and services, expand programming targeting diverse audiences, and enhance its involvement and investment in organizations serving communities of color.
The following twelve multicultural leadership organizations have agreed to sign the MOU:
Support for Charter's Memorandum of Understanding:
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, who led the multicultural organizations that worked with Charter to fashion the MOU, made the following statement: "The Charter MOU contains the 'best of the best' practices for diversity and inclusion. Substantively it addresses every one of the key elements of equal service to all communities: governance, employment, procurement, programming, and community engagement. Since the effectuation of the MOU is contingent upon the closing of Charter's acquisition of
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